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Fredericksburg’s Swift Water Rescue Team Has Already Saved 10 This Year

By Mike Salmon
Overlooking Fredericksburg, the Chatham Bridge, and the Rappahannock River.

With this summer’s powerful thunderstorms in our region, and a deadly flood in Texas that captivated the nation, local rivers are getting some attention, including the Rappahannock River and the City of Fredericksburg.

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New Rappahannock River Crossing Study Survey Now Open

By Aya Karouane
Interstate 95 over the Rappahannock River. [VDOT]

FAMPO’s River Crossing Parkway Study Survey is open until January 3, 2025, inviting public feedback on transportation development in the Fredericksburg region. The survey allows residents to share opinions on the project’s impact on regional needs, the community, and access to goods and services.

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Weekend Snapshot: Fall in Fredericksburg

By Kelly Sienkowski
Pumpkin Island returned again this year, visible from the Canal Path. For several years, pumpkins have mysteriously appeared on an island in the Rappahannock River.

Weekend Snapshot: Photographs from around Fredericksburg November 1-3, 2024

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New Bridge over Rappahannock River: Open house, March 20

By Potomac Local News
Interstate 95 over the Rappahannock River. [VDOT]

Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) is working towards an eventual National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) certification for a river crossing bridge and parkway west of I-95, across the Rappahannock River

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Flood waters leave debris on River Road

By Uriah Kiser
[Photo: Stafford County Sheriff's Office]

As reported earlier this week, Wednesday’s heavy rains caused the Rappahannock River to spill its banks.

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Rappahannock River swells, onlookers flood city

By Mike Salmon
Stairway to Flood Waters at the Blue House on Sophia Street. [Photo: Mike Salmon]

A torrential downpour enveloped the City of Fredericksburg on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, flooding streets and soaking yards, affecting residents on several fronts where area schools closed early and roads were blockaded with cones.

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Flooding expected in Fredericksburg on Wednesday

By Uriah Kiser
The Rappahannock River spilled its banks on June 2, 2018, leaving the Historic Port of Falmouth and nearby homes under water.

The Rappahannock River will spill its banks tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.

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